Dian Chi
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| Geographical location | Kunming , Yunnan , PR China | |
| Drain | Pudu He → Jinsha Jiang | |
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| Coordinates | 24 ° 52 ' N , 102 ° 43' E | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 1886.5 m | |
| surface | 298 km² | |
| length | 39 km | |
| Middle deep | 4.4 m | |
The Dian Chi ( Chinese 滇池 , Pinyin Diān Chí ) is a freshwater lake in the eastern part of the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau in the area of the city of Kunming , the capital of the Chinese province of Yunnan . It is also sometimes called Kunming Lake .
The listed Shilongba hydropower plant is operated with its water.
The Wolterstorff newt , which only occurs here but has since been considered extinct, lived in the lake .
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